Q: Why did the trio of unconvincing Smurfs cross the road?
A: To get to the MCM Expo.
Less a poor joke, more a slightly disturbing fact. Three young ladies wearing white tops and red beanie hats, who seem to have coloured their skin in with blue pastel crayons, are on the same few last few trains to the MCM Expo as I am – and do indeed cross the road along...

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Yuri was asked if, between anime and videogame work, he found one to be easier.
“Videogames, dubbing, original recording animation… essentially at the core they’re the same, but it’s like different sports, I guess. The difficulty with dubbing...

If Kyle Hebert instantly feels like your coolest best friend – and he does – then Yuri Lowenthal instantly feels like your most famous best friend. He wields a professionally polished charm that would sit comfortably on a Hollywood A-list celebrity; a charm that says ‘I am an extremely busy man, and I only just managed to fit you into my schedule; but...

This year’s MCM Expo had plenty of great media guests, including voice actor Yuri Lowenthal – who can also be seen on – screen in The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Christopher Garvin. He is also, among many other things, the voice of the Prince in the latest Prince of Persia game and the classic Sands of Time. Wikipedia has him down for the role of...